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Gis-Based Irrigation District Flow Routing/Scheduling, Charles M. Burt, Beau Freeman
Gis-Based Irrigation District Flow Routing/Scheduling, Charles M. Burt, Beau Freeman
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
In 2007, the Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo undertook to develop a prototype of an intelligent and scalable real-time GIS-based water scheduling and routing software system for irrigation districts, capable of integrating multiple data sources into an information access and management facility featuring collaborative tools with automatic reasoning and analytical capabilities. Improving the infrastructure and management capabilities of irrigation districts in order to provide flexible delivery schedules and increase participation in peak demand reduction programs has been identified as having a significant potential to achieve energy conservation and resource efficiencies.
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Guidelines For Establishing Irrigation Scheduling Policies, Charles M. Burt
Guidelines For Establishing Irrigation Scheduling Policies, Charles M. Burt
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
Successful on-farm irrigation scheduling requires that water delivery projects adopt a service concept, and that water deliveries be made with a high degree of reliability. An arranged delivery schedule and seasonal volumetric allocations are additional requirements. Until these conditions are met, attempts to implement modern on-farm irrigation scheduling techniques to maximize water use efficiency, and to maximize yields will be only partially successful.